This morning, I voted to pass the Build Back Better Act to create millions of jobs, tackle the climate crisis, and drive long-term economic growth as we bring the pandemic to a close.

Here is what it means for you, your family, and families across Washington when it comes to housing and child care:

Late Friday night, I voted for the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the House.

Here is what it means for folks in Washington state and across the country:

For starters, it is a big, bold investment for the long-term future of our nation's roads, bridges, airports, ports. We are way behind in rebuilding, maintaining, and modernizing the critical infrastructure that keeps people and goods moving. In Washington state alone, 400 bridges are structurally deficient and 6500 need repairs. The supply chain shocks we are all experiencing highlight how critical these investments really are.

Oh sure, it is easy enough to write an email comparing some Republican to a ghoul or another to a vampire.

I will leave that to other folks. Because you know what? When I think of Halloween, I do not think of monsters—I think of children and families; of parents taking their kids out in the twilight, of bright-eyed smiles, of hopefulness and excitement as we meet our neighbors for a fun celebration of community.

That is the kind of America I dream of for our children, one where kids can focus on being kids, on learning and growing. And not one where hunger, or fear, or uncertainty push their dreams out of reach, bit by bit. Every day.